Montreal, June 26, 2008.- This Saturday, Charles Hammer, a Beaconsfield resident, will be taking part in two races which are part of the Quebec Road Racing Championship. In the XTreme Touring class Hammer will be driving a substantially modified Volvo S60 GT, and he will also be driving a Toyota Echo in the one make Toyota Pirelli Cup. Both cars are prepared and entered by his motorsport preparation shop chagAutosport.
Hammer, an enthusiast who has competed with success in Canadian and Provincial Rally Championships, as well as in Provincial Ice Racing Championships, has decided to try his hand at road racing after being a volunteer performance driving instructor in the last 10 years with the BMW and Ferrari clubs. " This weekend's double header at the new ICAR facility will be the first night race ever held in the Quebec Road Racing Series. I'm very excited about it, and hopefully doing the two series will help to give me an advantage in these unfamiliar conditions." explained Hammer.
The chagAutosport team's objective in the XTreme Touring series will be to finish in the top 3 in the GT class. " The Volvo S60 GT is a fantastic car to drive, and I believe we have a package which should allow us to get on the podium, hopefully ahead of the Corvette GT1 which beat us in the opening two races last month at Sanair." added Hammer.
In the Toyota Pirelli Cup, Hammer will be rediscovering a series which he knows well, having competed in 5 of its 7 races last year. With his best result last year being a 12th place, he will be looking to improve his performance and regularly get into the top10.
The Charles Hammer Automotive Group, otherwise identified by the acronym "CHAG", consists of four automobile dealerships, namely Uptown Volvo, Volvo Pointe Claire, Volkswagen des Sources, and Suzuki Mont Royal, as wellas the motorsport preparation shop known as chagAutosport. Employing 150 people, they sell and service approximately 2000 new and used cars each year, with an annual turnover of about $120,000,000 per year. Hammer's motorsport activities over the past 25 years have provided a unique training opportunity for his employees allowing them to develop skills in a high pressure environment which can later be successfully used in their everyday work environment.
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From ChagAutosport, (514) 736-3404
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